Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication towers or associated support structures.
Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
Use a variety of construction equipment to complete installations, such as digger derricks, trenchers, or cable plows.
Compute impedance of wires from poles to houses to determine additional resistance needed for reducing signals to desired levels.
Explain cable service to subscribers after installation and collect any installation fees that are due.
Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
Lay underground cable directly in trenches or string it through conduits running through trenches.
Install equipment such as amplifiers or repeaters to maintain the strength of communications transmissions.
Access specific areas to string lines or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, or by climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
Place insulation over conductors or seal splices with moisture-proof covering.
Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
String cables between structures and lines from poles, towers, or trenches and pull lines to proper tension.
Splice cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
Fill and tamp holes, using cement, earth, and tamping devices.
Dig holes for power poles, using power augers or shovels, set poles in place with cranes, and hoist poles upright, using winches.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.

INSTITUTION NAME	CITY	INSTITUTION TYPE	PROGRAM TITLE	AWARDS	HOURS
Pinnacle Career Institute of North Kansas City	Kansas City	Private	PEAK TOWER TECHNICIAN	Certificate of Completion - CERT

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